Senior Software Developer

$100,000 - $130,000/Yr

Pearson Education - Trenton, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

Trenton, NJ

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Senior Software Developer position at Pearson involves analysis, design, implementation, and unit testing to produce and maintain high-quality software solutions. This role is part of the Pearson/MZD team, focusing on developing innovative assessment technology platforms for creating and delivering exams, scoring responses, and reporting results. The position is critical to building a next-generation assessment ecosystem, leveraging state-of-the-art technologies and processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support data transformation solutions leveraging XSLT, Java, and JavaScript
• Operate, extend and create cloud-based solutions in AWS
• Contribute to the evolution in place of existing enterprise applications toward new technologies, platforms, and open-source solutions
• Develop and maintain code using best practices for maintainability, performance, security, and verifiability
• Quickly learn new processes, tools, and business domains

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline, or equivalent on-the-job training
• 5+ years relevant software development experience creating SaaS applications
• Experience with development, maintenance, and testing of software, following industry best practices
• Experience with highly available, highly concurrent cloud-based Web applications

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with open-source content management platforms
• Experience with open-source software evaluation and integration
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Desire to expand knowledge in many development languages, applications, and tools
• Ability to think technically and analytically
• Ability to understand the philosophy of architecture
• Strong time management skills
• Self-starter and detail-oriented
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to work and lead within a team
• Experience with AWS, particularly ECS/Fargate

Benefits

• Annual incentive program
• Health insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling